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HarperCollins, Anuradha Roy, Crabtree among Tata Literature Live award winners
Anuradha Roy and James Crabtree are among the winners of this year’s Tata Literature Live awards, in which HarperCollins India was named publisher of the year 2018.
Veteran journalist and…
7 facts unveiled by Sanjay Khan in his autobiography – The Best Mistake of my…
Mumbai: On October 28th, Bollywood’s veteran actor, Sanjay Khan launched his autobiography, ‘The Best Mistake of my life’ in a star-studded event in Mumbai.
Known to be one of the…
The Wonderful, Whoopsy Whiffling World of Roald Dahl
From a battered armchair in a hut tucked away in the English countryside, author Roald Dahl dreamed up worlds that have enchanted youngsters across the globe. Stuffed with hundreds of weird…
Michael Ondaatje in the long list for Man Booker Prize 2018
Delhi : Michael Ondaatje, the Sri Lanka-born Canadian writer who won the 1992 Booker Prize for his novel The English Patient, is in the running for this year’s award, with his book Warlight…
Spain Wins Four Awards For Best Wine Books
Spain garnered four Gourmand awards - considered one of the most prestigious in the sector - for the year's best books about wines and beverages.
The awards ceremony for the 18th edition…
Why bookstores will never die…#BrunchBookChallenge
I’ll tell you this: many of my friends don’t read. Even though we’re the most woke generation!
The Internet has surrogated our lives with artificial realities. Once browsing through a…
The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal
Jahangir married Nur during an unusual period of repose in Agra. For nearly two years after the wedding, the couple undertook a range of short, festive outings in the area…
By late 1613,…
Review: Life Over Two Beers by Sanjeev Sanyal
Some books tell you more about the writer than what they’re writing about. And not necessarily in a good way. This one will bring the anthropologist out in you. Read it just for that. The…
Book review: A survival guide for those who are different and don’t fit in
In a materialistic world which emphasises more on conformity, convention and success, those who prefer not to abide by these rules of “normalcy” are rarely lauded. They can expected to be…
On Book Lovers Day, here are 5 independent bookshops you must visit if you truly love…
Book lovers just need a reason to buy books or browse. And what better occasion than Book Lovers Day which is celebrated on August 9 every year. It encourages people to pick up a book and…